6/19/15

Recipe for Maggie's Rosemary Lemonade

Haley has agreed to let me have a post. Finally.

I’m not complaining it took so long, but still…I thought
my friendship with her was such that she would’ve asked me ages ago.

Anywho, my Rosemary Lemonade is very popular at
Fitzpatrick’s—especially at this time of year. It’s so light and refreshing. Rosemary
contains carnosic acid—which helps fight off free radicals in the brain. I
think of it as a health drink.

The most important ingredient in my Rosemary Lemonade is
of course the rosemary infused vodka. It’s easy to make. Just plunk about ten
springs of fresh rosemary into a bottle of vodka and tuck the bottle in a cool,
dark place. A week later it’s done.

The rosemary will turn the vodka a light brown. Don’t
fret. Once it’s in the lemonade, you won’t even notice.

If you don’t plan on using the whole bottle of infused
vodka right away, remove the rosemary sprigs. Otherwise the vodka gets a little
too herbal. At Fitzpatrick’s, I go through a couple of bottles a week,
so I just leave it in.

You can use any kind of lemonade, but I like
Sanpellegrino Limonata.
It’s the perfect balance of tart, sweet and fizz.

Rosemary Lemonade

2 oz. rosemary infused vodka

4 oz. Sanpellegrino Limonata

Dash of sea salt

Dash of freshly ground pepper

Add the ingredients to an ice filled glass, stir, garnish
and serve.

About the garnish: a sprig of fresh rosemary is the
obvious choice (and looks great in the photo), but my customers at Fitzpatrick’s
complain that the rosemary goes up their noses when they take a drink, so I use
fresh mint or a wedge of lemon instead.

You can use the rosemary infused vodka in just about any vodka
based recipe. It makes a lovely Bloody Mary.

Hope you like my recipe. Leave lots of positive comments
so Haley will let me have more posts.